B&I Cup Fixtures Announced

Following confirmation of a new structure, the 2014-15 British & Irish Cup fixtures were today unveiled, with Munster A to play Worcester Warriors, Nottingham Rugby and Moseley in Pool 3.

Munster A face Moseley for the first time since December 2011, while Nottingham will be out to avenge back to back losses against the province in last season's competition. Having never before played Worcester Warriors in the B&I Cup, the Munstermen may find themselves lining out against former team mate Darren O'Shea who just recently signed for the English side.

Played across five pools, each with four teams, the English, Irish and Welsh clubs making up this year's tournament will begin the new season campaign during the second weekend of October (10/11/12). The Welsh participants in the competition will be based on regional play-offs at the start of the season, with final positions in last season's Principality Premiership giving teams Home field advantage.

2014-15 British & Irish Cup structure:

Pool Stages
*Taking place on 11, 18, 25 October, 29 November and 6, 13 December 2014
* 5 pools of 4 playing home and away
* 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 bonus point for a) scoring 4 or more tries and/or b) losing by 7 points or less

Quarter finals
* Taking place on 24 January 2015
* Top side in each pool progress to knockout stage, plus three best runners-up
* 8 quarter-finalists ranked with teams ranked 1-4 having home advantage

Semi-finals and final
* Four winning quarter finalists progress to semi -final draw which takes place on weekend of 13/14/15 March 2015
* Winning semi-finalists progress to final to take place on weekend of 3/4/5 April 2015

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